The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-15
Observers Observations.


Jim Leech has put an end TO his pup.
We have no news from Waverly this week.
H. X. Halsted is barbering sheep for all
that is out
They have a brand new girl baby over at
Jack Dunnington's.
The grape crop is very promising, and so
are all kinds of fruit.
John Payne had a young colt mutilated on
barb wire fence last week.
Strawberries are very plenty and have sold
as low as four cents per quart.
A good many farmers have their beans
planted and all up, looking very fine.
The oat crop looks well and, if nothing
happens to it, large yield is anticipated.
VIM. Ray, living between here and Deca-
tur, had pair of horses killed by lightning
last week.
The posy pot man was on our streets
again last Saturday and sold good many of
his plants.
They had an ice cream social at Ira Elan
ders' last Friday evening A good crowd
was in attendance.
We have been having considerable ice
cream and soda water weather, which makes
all kinds of crops boom.
Miss Nora Galligan, who has been attend
ing school at Kalamazoo for the past six
months, is home on q vacation.
Over at Lawton. they sell the first cut of
beef at ten cents; in Paw Paw, the second
cut brings twelve and half cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory and daughter Of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, are visiting among
friends and relatives in the Lee district.
A good many people from this vicinity
took in the circus at Kalamazoo last week.
The general opinion is that it travels under
| true colors.
Allen and Billy Long lately built string
of new rail fence, the first we have seen for
good many years. 1t reminded us of our
youthful days.
Seward Hawkins has bought new car
riage horse and is singing on quite bit of
style with il, which he mas a right to do, as
he has gay rig.
Mrs. c. w. Lee and Miss Efiie Galligan
went a-fshing on Three Mile Lake the other
day and landed over sixty of the inny tribe;
some very fine ones.
Stanley Lett and Dick Bradley attended
the American Medical Association at Chicago
last week, and returned feeling much better
than when they departed.
Why shouldn't Paw Paw get up a company
and 90 for gas gusher? We have a good
deal of surface gas, but that from the bowels
of the earth is put to better use.
Ebenezer w. Green sold his wool to Edwin
Martin for So cents per pound. His flock
averaged him eight pounds and eleven ounces
per head. Well done, Ebenezer!
She was an old colored lady from Airing
ton, and told the young clerk she would like
to look at some flesh-colored stockings. He
lecture, and he still lives but trembles.
Don, horse formerly owned by Ed. Gill
man, trotted at Rockford. Illinois, last week
in 2:3S class; purse, 800. He took first
money, winning the 4th, 9th and 9th heats.
Time-2361s, 2:40 and 2:37.
Sam Orr has an Aberdeen bull We don't
know where he got him, whether from Scot
/ land or Dakota. He is black with no horns
and looks rather wild. If we we're to be
gored to death by bull. we would prefer an
/ Aberdeen.
Lightning struck the Lee district school
house during thunder storm last week.
They say lightning never strikes twice in the
same place, bat not so in this case "a IL has
been struck before. But little damage was
done at either time.